Family and Family of God
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Preliminaries, done!
Preliminaries, done!
In looking at what has transpired already we can tell that Jesus has done all the preliminary work needed so as to be able to get to the work at hand (service).
Jesus has
Chosen His message
Displayed His method
Selected His men
Message of repentance, preached to the masses with help by the the chosen. He was leading things in a new way, and that brought much opposition and we will see some of that today. It even brought some good intentions that were really a distraction that turn into a teaching moment.
Jesus has established His relationships
Hero to the masses
Leader of the disciples
Caller of the Apostles
Enemy of Satan
And today he will define family of God
Today as we work our way through this passage we will see the definition of the family of God.
Mark continues in his proving Jesus is the Christ the Son of God in whom
The masses acclaim Him
The disciples follow Him
Satan abhors Him
And today we see the family of God obeys Him.
From here on out the preliminaries are done and it will be about the teaching. So today we are going to look at three things.
Jesus family (Mk3:20-21)
Family of Satan (Mk3:22-30)
Family of God (Mk3:31-35)
Jesus Family
Jesus Family
I believe we would all agree that family is important. In a society where the definition of family has changed, been redefined and even distorted, in Jesus day, family was well intentioned but not perfect either.
Jesus mother: Mary
A virgin (Mt1:18-25; Lk1:26-28)
A traveller with little means (Lk2:1-19)
A dedicated Jew, keeping to the laws of Moses (Lk2:48-51)
Present at the cross (Jn19:27)
Finally, our last view of her was with the disciples following the ascension (Act1:14)
Jesus adoptive father: Joseph
Descendant of David (Mk1:1-16)
Man of honor (Mt1:18-25)
Devout Jew keeping to the customs (Lk2:22-30)
Was obedient to the Lord, was protector of Jesus (Mt2:13-15, 19-23)
His Siblings
Brothers - James, Joses Simon and Judus (Mk6:3; Mt13:35)
Traveled with Mary to see Jesus (Jn2:11-12; Mk3:31; Mt12:46; Lk8:19-20)
Sisters - though unnamed given in scriptures, believed to be Mary and Salome
At least two sisters (Mt13:56; Mk6:3)
Other writings identifying sisters
Gospel of Philip
Epiphaius
Protevangelium of James
Jesus was blessed to have been born of a virtuous woman and a just, honorable man. Jesus was blessed to have siblings. Though they all did not have the right view of Jesus, they were family.
Now we finally get to our passage today, or at least the first part.
20 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. 21 When His own people heard of this, they went out to take custody of Him; for they were saying, “He has lost His senses.”
The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
Mk3:22
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
The home we are not sure of what is being spoken of if in Nazareth, or in Capernaum, for it is not spelled out in the scripture. But what can we tell?
Jesus was all about mission; He was not focused on His earthly need (food) but the the people who needed to be served. He came to serve!
Jesus being about mission lead others to believe what (see v.21)
Believing Jesus was crazy and wanting to seize Him. They thought he was out of his mind if he did not take care of himself.
Have you come unto your own, your own family and they thought you were crazy or out of your mind because of your belief, your faith, your mission?
May we be focused like Jesus, for when we are focused on loving and serving others that will include even a disbelieving family. Jesus had disbelieving brothers who in turn became pillars of faith after the resurrection. They had their “ah ha” moments just like we do! They did something with theirs. James (leader of church in Jerusalem; writer); then Judas (believed to have written book of Jude) and Joses and Simon who became missionaries for the cause.
II. Family of Satan
II. Family of Satan
As we look at this section, Jesus is quick to expose the absurdity of the accusation that Jesus is a family member of Satan through the use of a parable, we also see a section whereas there has been much discussion on about blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, and many questions about what it is.
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.” 23 And He called them to Himself and began speaking to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mk3:
24 “If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 “If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
26 “If Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but he is finished! 27 “But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.
28 “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29 but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—
MK3:26-27
30 because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Mk3:
What do you see, what do you notice, what sticks out to you?
What did the scribes accuse Him of (v.22)?
Accusation was casting out demons by power of Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons. The accusation also says possessed by Beelzebul
Who does Jesus address, talk to in (v.23)?
He is speaking to the scribes
How does Jesus start to talk in (v.23)?
He starts speaking in parables
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(below is for handout not to be said)
Notice in this section the accusation, and the response by Jesus.
Accused of being possessed by Beelzebul and acting in his power.
He starts to speak in parables
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A side note about parables
Not used as a lecture on theology but a painting to capture the attention of the people. A parable means to cast along side of something. It is cast along side of the teaching to help people to understand the meaning.
A parable is more than an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. It is mean to draw the listener in, to get personal. So penetrating are some parables that some wanted to kill Jesus after hearing them
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. 46 When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.
To the careless listener they would only hear a story, but have no meaning or application to it.
To the sincere listener, it would draw them closer, give them a desire to know Gods truth and then apply what they learn fro the parable.
over 1/3 of Jesus teaching is in parables, so they are important.
So now, onto the parable
What are the two items Jesus uses to show the absurdity of their claim (v.24, 25)?
Kingdom, House - remember Jesus has already been teaching on kingdom
Now looking at (vv. 26, 27) what are the two items?
Satan against Satan
Also you see strongman and stronger than strong man
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In the parable you see
Kingdom and House (Mk3:24-25)
Strongman and one who is stronger (Mk3:27)
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Kingdom, John preached that it was coming, repent and be baptized (Mk1:1-8)
Jesus preached that it was at hand, so repent and believe the good news (Mk1:14-15)
14 After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the good news of God: 15 “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe in the good news!”
Remember their claim
22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
and if that is true that makes him a stronger man than Beelzebul.
Jesus exposes their bad theology and faulty logic. Jesus delivering the men of demons (Mk3:11; Mk1:23) - they could not deny it was happening, they had faulty theology and logic
The results of the faulty theology and faulty logic shows what they believed, what they had in their hearts. It is the heart that determines our character, our conduct and our destiny. They are denying the Holy Spirit of God and without the Holy Spirit you are denying God.
Hey, a quick reminder, who is Jesus speaking to (look back Mk3:22)?
They had been witnesses of the miracles, they denied the signs (John’s preaching, Jesus preaching, Jesus miracles).
When John preached, many came, repented and were baptized (MK1:5)
When Jesus preached many followed (Mk1:28, 33, 45)
The religious leaders who should have seen, known arrested John, conspired against Jesus (Mk3:6), looking to accuse (Mk3:2) and now are accusing Him (Mk3:22)
This is not a one time event for them, this is the theology that would Arrest the Apostles and command them not to preach in the name of Jesus. The theology that would kill Stephen
Wrong theology; faulty logic lead to the decisions they made.
Denied the authority of Jesus to forgive sins
They rejected the Good News, the message that gave hope and joy
They inverted earthly need by making oral law the priority
Finally, they leaped to the cardinal sin by conspiring to destroy Him.
So there is the question, can we commit the the unpardonable sin today? More than likely not. We have not seen the miracles of Jesus to deny them and the authority in person. We cannot conspire to have Jesus destroyed today.
Now we can separate ourselves from God by knowing the truth and walking away, but we can return by repentance, to the ones Jesus is speaking to (the scribes) they had nothing left to turn to if they denied God work in Jesus through the Holy Spirit of God.
That brings us to the final section.
III. Family of God
III. Family of God
We have looked at the earthy family of Jesus, but now Jesus tells who the family of God is, He defines it, so let’s not miss it.
31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him. 32 A crowd was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, “Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You.”
31 Then His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him and called Him.
33 Answering them, He said, “Who are My mother and My brothers?” 34 Looking about at those who were sitting around Him, He said, “Behold My mother and My brothers!
Mk3:31
35 “For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother.”
What did you see, what did you notice, what sticks out to you?
Jesus is not being rude to his earthly family, He is affirming the family of God.
Why were His mother and brothers looking for Him (v.32)? - this one you will have to think and look back and what we previously covered.
Is the question (v.33) a literal or a rhetorical question?
What is the definition of the family of God (v.35)?
(below not to be said, it’s just for the outline)
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Jesus was not denying His earthly family, he was affirming the family of God and He was defining it.
Family of God is those who do the will of God (v.35)
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Jesus came to serve, to offer his life as a ransom for many (MK20:28)
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
When we follow Jesus example, serving others, we are serving “my family” just as Jesus did. - we may have more in common with Jesus and the family of God then our physical, earthly family. You may be close to your blood relatives, but our spiritual relatives can be even closer.
May we continue to open our doors to extended family here to lead them to be a part of the family of God.
(Prayer)